FNUS73 KMPX 231555
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA - NW...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1055 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION....DISCUSSION...A DRY NORTHEAST FLOW WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH WIND
SPEEDS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH COULD OCCUR
EARLY AFTER IGNITION. MINIMUM HUMIDITY READINGS THIS AFTERNOON
WILL REACH NEAR 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH GUSTS TO 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13900-53200) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    TO EXCELLENT (53400-88200) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     62     65     65     62     53
RH..............49     43     34     31     33     48
20 FT WIND......NE 8   NE 9   NE 9   NE 8   E 6    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-50500).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4800-39500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60200-95200) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BAUMGARDT
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130523.COTTO.01/MPX